Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:41:43 -0400 (EDT) From: rdkeys@unity.ncsu.edu To: wghicks@bellsouth.net (W Gerald Hicks) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FBSD 2.2.6 --- any good still for server use? Message-ID: <199904221541.LAA22801@cc02du.unity.ncsu.edu> In-Reply-To: <199904220331.XAA64731@bellsouth.net> from "W Gerald Hicks" at Apr 21, 99 11:31:38 pm
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> > Another point worth considering is whether third-party software will continue > to support 2.2.x for the life cycle of the system. If this box is to be a > web server then one might like to track the security fixes for its httpd > as well. > > I'd suggest 3.x for a variety of other reasons as well, among them > is softupdate support. You bring up some interesting points. I was planning to roll out the box based upon non-proprietary software bits. I would assume apache will always be compatible, and I build it as it updates from their sources, direct. If I chose to go 2.2.8 for stability reasons, are there any particular web server software bits that I should worry about becoming dated or stale, over the course of say a year or so. I will assume that I will update the machine probably once a year over the course of several years, and the replace it after 3 years or so. Bob Keys To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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